Kaduna State Police Command has said it arrested three suspected street gang members believed to be terrorizing the residents of the Basawa Area of Sabon Gari Zaria Local Government Area.
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Kaduna.
He added that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday at about 1600hrs.
”At about 1600hrs, when the operatives were on routine patrol and arrested the three suspects namely, Shamsu Abdullahi, Hussaini Aliyu, and Muhammad Ahmed all of Zaria City, and within the vicinity of Mammy Market in the Basawa area,” he said.
Hassan said when a spot search was conducted on the suspects, three sharp stainless cutlasses and one fork sharp knife concealed under their clothes were recovered from them.
He noted that upon interrogation, the suspects failed to state what they were doing with the dangerous weapons found on them.
The police spokespsrson said investigation conducted by the operatives revealed that the suspects were members of a syndicate that had been terrorizing residents of Basawa and its environs.
He stated that following these findings, the three suspects were promptly charged to court for prosecution.
